Sunday, 19 January 2025

Focus on Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

A rainbow appears to come down on pumpjacks drawing out oil and gas from wells near Calgary, Alta., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Observers are criticizing Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean's suggestions on how the province might clean up its thousands of abandoned oil wells, saying they favour industry and lack input from the public. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Critics slam Alberta oil well clean up suggestion for favoring industry, lacking public input

Critics say Alberta's oil well cleanup plan favors industry, lacks public input, and may use public funds unfairly.

FILE PHOTO: Greenpeace activists protest outside the BP Canadian offices in downtown Calgary, April 15, 2010. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
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Canada oil industry group calls for changes to anti-greenwashing laws

CAPP urges Canada's Competition Bureau to revise anti-greenwashing laws, citing risks, penalties, and unclear guidelines.

A flare stack burns off excess gas at a processing facility near Crossfield, Alta., Tuesday, June 13, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta oil and gas sector exceeded flaring limit in 2023, data shows

Flaring volumes in Alberta have been increasing since 2016 and is expected to continue to do so.

Pathways Alliance CEO Kendall Dilling is interviewed at the World Petroleum Congress  in Calgary, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Pathways Alliance oilsands group removes all website, social media content

Pathways Alliance oilsands group has removed all content from its website and social media feeds amid uncertainty around an anti-greenwashing provision

An oil and gas lobby group says the federal government's proposed emission cap on the sector combined with its stringent targets for methane reduction could reduce Canada's non-oilsands fossil fuel production by one million barrels per day by 2030. A pumpjack draws out oil from a well head near Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Lobby group says emissions cap would cost Canada’s oil and gas sector $75B in lost investment

An oil and gas lobby group says the federal government's proposed emissions cap on the sector combined with its stringent targets for methane...

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Canadian energy producers say they are prepared for 2024 drought, wildfire risks

Canadian energy producers say they are prepared and ready for what could be another spring and summer of drought and wildfires in Western...

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Rising oil price doesn’t shake Canadian industry talk on spending discipline

The price of oil has been on a steady climb all year, but the talk at Canada's biggest oil and gas conference is...

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Drought poses key risk to Canada’s natural gas producers in 2024: Deloitte

Persistent drought conditions are poised to challenge natural gas producers as they aim to ramp up in anticipation of Canada's first liquefied natural...

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CAPP projects slight increase in Canadian oil and gas capital spending in 2024

CALGARY — The industry group representing Canada’s oil and gas producers says capital investment in the sector will edge slightly higher in 2024....

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